Population

Capital

Currency

Map of Albania

Area in square kilometers

28,748 km2

TIRANA, MAY 12, 2011 Today, USAID and the Albanian Chamber of
Advocates signed a cooperation agreement to establish a Continuous
Legal Education (CLE) program in Albania. USAID/Albanias Mission
Director, Mr.

USAID Launches Program to Support Legal Education in AlbaniaUSAID
Launches Program to Support Legal Education in Albania
TIRANA, MAY 12, 2011 Today, USAID and the Albanian Chamber of
Advocates signed a cooperation agreement to establish a Continuous
Legal Education (CLE) program in Albania.

USAID Launches the Albanian Cyber-Security ProgramUSAID Launches the
Albanian Cyber-Security Program
JUNE 13, 2011 Today, USAID launched the Albanian Cyber-Security
Program, a one-year initiative that will build the Government of
Albanias (GoA) capacity to prevent and respond to cyber-security
incidents.

Albania’s natural resources like chromium were specifically
cited in the announcement this week that Albania and China had signed
an Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation.
Since 2009, Albania has sought to join the European Union.

Albania is a member of the UN, NATO, the
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Council of
Europe, World Trade Organisation, Organisation of the Islamic
Conference and one of the founding members of the Union for the
Mediterranean.

around Albania, competed in the final round before a jury of Embassy
officials. Divided into three age groups, students 12 – 13 years old,
14 – 15 years old, and 16 years old all competed within their cohort
in timed sequential rounds.

July 17, 2009worldNewsIn Albanian Feuds, Isolation Engulfs Families
In Albanian Feuds, Isolation Engulfs Families
By DAN BILEFSKY
An estimated 20,000 people have been ensnared by blood feuds in
Albania, a desperately poor country struggling to uphold the rule of

COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: Albania is a parliamentary democracy with a
market-oriented economic system. Albania's per capita income is among
the lowest in Europe, but economic conditions in the country are
steadily improving. Albania's economic integration into broader
European markets is slowly underway.

Read the Department of State’s Background Notes on Albania for
additional information.
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SMART TRAVELER ENROLLMENT PROGRAM(STEP) / EMBASSY LOCATION: If you are
going to live or visit Albania, please take the time to tell our
Embassy about your trip.

Albania is fast becoming one of the world's most interesting getaways.
Still relatively unspoiled by globalization, tourists will notice an
inspiring mixture of civilizations and cultures - making this European
country truly unique.

in 1912, Albania became a republic in 1925, then a satellite of the
USSR in 1944. Elections in 1992 transferred power from the Communist
Party to a nominally democratic government. Tiranë is the capital and
the largest city. Population: 3,600,000.

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Albania

* Albanian Border and Migration Police figures showed that 73,928
British Citizens visited Albania between 1 June 2010 and 1 June
2011. Most visits are trouble-free. See General - Consular
Assistance Statistics.

Albanian driving can often be aggressive and erratic. Fatality rates
from road traffic accidents are amongst the highest in Europe. Minor
traffic disputes can quickly escalate, especially as some motorists
could be armed.

with the Albanian Embassy in London before departure regarding
documentary requirements. The British Embassy is unable to offer any
assistance to individuals attempting to bring vehicles into Albania
who do not have the correct documentation on arrival at the border.

Albanian: Shqipnia/Shqypnia), officially known as the Republic of
Albania (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë, pronounced ; Gheg Albanian: Republika e Shqipnísë), is a country in
Southeast Europe, in the Balkans region.

Tirana ( /tɨˈrɑːnə/, Albanian: Tiranë, Tirana or Tirona) is the
capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as
an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from
Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since
antiquity. Tirana became Albania's...

After Dušan's death (1355), Albania was ruled by native chieftains
until the Turks began their conquests in the 15th cent. In return for
serving the Turks, a son of one of these chieftains received the title
Iskender Bey (Lord Alexander), which in Albanian became Scanderbeg.

Albania was invaded (7th cent.) by the Serbs, and S Albania was
annexed (9th cent.) by Bulgaria. In 1014, Emperor Basil II retook S
Albania, which remained in the Byzantine Empire until it passed to
Epirus in 1204.

The Albanians are reputedly descendants of Illyrian and Thracian
tribes that settled the region in ancient times. The area then
comprised parts of Illyria and Epirus and was known to the ancient
Greeks for its mines.

Slightly larger than Maryland, Albania is composed of
two major regions: a mountainous highland region (north, east, and
south) constituting 70% of the land area, and a western coastal
lowland region that contains nearly all of the country's agricultural
land and is the most